Plant-dusting machine.



J, A. MORGAN 81; H. W. LINDSAY. PLANT DUSTING MACHINE. APPLICATION TILED JUNES, 1912.

Patented June 3, 1913.

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J. A. MORGAN & H. W. LINDSAY. PLANT DUSTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3, 1912.

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TED sra'i ns PATENT orrron JOHN A. MORGAN AND HU GH W. LINDSAY, 0]? DOVER, TENNESSEE.

PLANT-DUSTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 3, 1912. Serial No. 701,414.

Patented June 3, 1913.

machinery and particularly to a machine of the character indicated having novel means for agitating dust or powder contained in a hopper simultaneously with the driving of a fan for creating a blast of air to carry the dust dislodged by the agitator" or stirrer through a suitable distributing spout having its exitin the rear of an operator of the machine.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and 'claimed. y

In describing the'invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters denote correspondmg parts in the several views, and in wh1ch- Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of a dust distributing machine embodying the invention; Fig. 2 illustrates a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 illustrates a detail view of the fan and hopper; Fig. 4 illustrates a perspective view of the stirrer.

In these drawings 8 denotes a traction wheel having a shaft 9 journaled in the lower ends of the handles 10, the said handles extendinga suitable distance and terminating in hand grips 11.

A frame 12 has its ends pivotally secured to the handles as shown at 13, the central portion of the frame being bent into and looped over the traction wheel and having apertures therein to form bearings for the shaft 14 which shaft is provided with a pinion 15 adapted to be driven by a gear Wheel 16, said gear wheel 16 being mounted on a shaft 17 which also extends through the frame and is rotatable therein. The shaft 17 is further provided with a friction wheel '18 which bears on the traction wheel and is driven thereby so that through the friction 'cating shaft 28 is wheel 18, the shaft 17 is rotated, thereby driving the gear wheel and pinion and the 23 thereon to which the tapered end of a:

hopper 24 is connected, so that the contents of the hopper may be fed into the spout 22 and forced from the spout through the action of the fan blades. pipe 25 connected to it, the said pipe extending longitudinally of the handles and terminates in branch nozzles 26 at the rear of an operator who maybe manipulating the machine.

' As a means for preventing choking of the cluster powder within the hopper, the said hopper is partitioned at its discharge end by the partition strips 27 which are suitably anchored to the internal wall of the tapered portion of the hopper at opposite sides'there- .of. A stirrer shaft 28 having paddles 28 is adapted to operate in proximity to the partition strips 27. The stirrer shaft extends through an aperture formed in the bracket 29 which bracket projects fromthe Wall of the hopper and acting as a fulcrum for the stirrer. The upper end of the stirrer shaft is bent at an angle with relation'to the length of the stirrer shaft and a shaft 30 which is journaled in the hopper near the upper end has a depending hook 31 which engages the angulanportion of the stirrer shaft and serves to move the same back and forth as the shaft 30 is partially rotated in opposite directions. The reciproprovided with blades 28 which reciprocate 1n the lower'end of the hopper at its junction with its spout; 22. As

a means for actuating the said shaft 30, the outer end thereof is provided with a crank 32 apertured to receive the angular end 33 of the pitman 34, which pitman is connected The spout 22 has a] to the wheel 35 eccentrically thereof, the said wheel in turn being mounted on a shaft- 36 journaled in the frame. Thewheel 35 is preferably toothed and engaged by the gear wheel 37 which is mounte ,on the shaft 38, the said shaft 38 being journaled in the frame l2and theg ear wheel 37 being in mesh with a pinion 39 on the shaftll? so that motion from the friotionwheel 18 communicated to the shaft 17 serves to drive the gearing by which the pitman 34 is reciprocated for' the purpose ofmoving the lower ends of said sprihgs'being attached to the handles 10 near the ends remote from the hand rasps thereof, the said springs being for t e purpose of afiording'a yield- I fing connection to relieve the vibration of the apparatus asthe trac'tion wheel is passmg over rough ground, and itivvill be seen.

the frame w'henthe'machineis not'being 0p-- i supporta brake which is hinged to the handles and isdesigned to act as a prop forthat'the' vibrati'n movement oftheframe is 'One of the handles 10 has'a bracket 42 thereon with afoi'ked 'end 43 adapted to support the pipe 25. A rod 43conne0ts the handles near'the outer ends thereof and said rod is provided with ahook 44 adapted to e'rated, it beingthe purpose of the hook 44 to hold. the prop in' its elevated position While the machine is traveling.

,nected to an arm 4 ring member, and means associate "spout for distrlbuting dust. I In testimony whereof, we afiix our signa- The forward end of the machine is provided with a diver ing rod.46 which is conattached to the end of the frame 12, the said rod 46 having braces 48 connected to it and extending from the,

forming a guard for plants to preventthem; from being damaged by the rotation of the; traction wheel. 1

We claim-- 1., In a dusting machine, a spout, a hopperl above the spout, saidhopper having a ta-l ends of the handles, the said rod-and braces pered end teiminatmg m a'relatively straight? I portion, partition stn s secured to the inner walls of the relative y straight portion, a stirringmember having pad es adapted to operate'between the partitions, means; for

operating the stirring member, and a pipe associated with the spout for distributing dust.

2. In'a dusting machine, a spout,ahopper having one end thereof .commnnicating with 'the interior of said spout,- artitionstti' S secnred'to the inner Walls 0' one end off't e hopper, a stirring member associated with the partitions, means for operatin d with the t'ures in H19 Presence of 'GWO Witnesses, JOHN A. MORGAN, HUGH I LINDSAY-l- Witnesses:

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J. L. REYNOLDS.

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